Wayward Uncle

When my wife and I were finishing up our morning walk the other day there was a man trimming trees in the front yards of the houses on our block. It was easy to see that he was working steady and working hard. It was also easy to see that he didn't know much about the right way to trim trees.

My wife, who does know about trimming trees correctly, spotted the problem immediately. A neighbor who was out walking his dog also pointed out that the trees were going to look terrible next spring because of the way they were being trimmed.

This is a perfect example of hard work producing bad results, something that's far too common in businesses big and small.

As you read this keep in mind that the tree trimmer was working hard for the entire day. He was also a pleasant guy. I know he was pleasant because I talked with him for a few minutes while asking him to not trim our trees.